Gephyroberyx darwinii (Johnson 1866) (Beryciformes: Trachychthyidae) was collected from Lakshadweep Island, the Indian Ocean. The species has a circumglobal distribution with a gap from the Bay of Bengal to the Western Indian Ocean. The present report fills a wide gap in the distributional record of the species with reference voucher specimen and barcode. The specimen collected during the survey matches the original morphological description and the CO1 sequence deposited in GenBank. The present article provides the morphological features of the voucher specimen, a review of distributional records and the phylogenetic affinity of the species.

Gephyroberyx darwinii (Johnson 1866) (Beryciformes: Trachychthyidae) 是从印度洋的 Lakshadweep 岛采集的。该物种具有从孟加拉湾到西印度洋的环全球分布。本报告填补了该物种在参考凭证标本和条形码分布记录方面的空白。调查期间收集的标本与原始形态描述和保藏在 GenBank 中的 CO1 序列相符。本文提供了凭证标本的形态特征、分布记录的回顾以及该物种的系统发育亲和力。